There are many advantages changing from a multiple server
environment to a virtualization system. Companies have begun to realize
that virtualization platforms offer incredible advantages to their
outdated counterparts. Virtualization systems allow companies to gain
extra efficiency in the IT department and faster computing speeds. Once a
virtualization platform has been installed it is important that
companies take steps to eliminate the obstacles that stand in the way of
maximum performance.
To understand how a virtualization system increases IT network
efficiency it is important to understand how multiple server
environments create waste. In a multiple server environment a company
places operating systems and application on separate, dedicated servers.
These servers have much more space available than the operating system
or application uses and often times the space goes unused and wasted.
At the same time multiple server environments create issues for the IT
administrators charged with making sure they run properly. Each server
must be manually updated and maintained by an IT administrator. The
process is time consuming and does not allow the IT admins to fully
utilize their skills. The more servers a company has the more time must
be devoted to them. Each server that is added requires additional time
and money to be spent while wasting more space.
To solve these problems it is important to switch to a virtualization
system. A virtual platform allows companies to condense their operating
systems and applications on a single server. Bringing the information
together allows the space on the server to be fully utilized and
increases the overall network efficiency. Having only a single machine
to care for also frees up the IT admins to focus on other problems that
are facing the company.
There are some obstacles that can arise with virtualization systems. I/O
bandwidth bottlenecks faster due to accelerated fragmentation, virtual
machine competition for shared I/O resources is not effectively
prioritized across the platform, and virtual disks set to dynamically
grow do not resize when data are deleted resulting in wasted space.
These obstacles stand between a virtualization system and maximum
efficiency.
Overcoming these obstacles can be done by installing a virtual platform
disk optimizer. A
virtual platform disk optimizer enables the system to
combat these common problems and run smoothly. The latest software from
Diskeeper Corporation, V-locity, is the best way to protect the system
and the only way to get maximum I/O performance on virtual servers.
V-locity uses several unique technologies to operate invisibly on the
machines and eliminate the virtual machine competition that can take up
I/O resources. IntelliWrite® Technology writes much larger sequential
disks and creates less work for the copy-on-write technology that
copies/tracks every write. Virtual Disk Intelligence detects specific
special virtual disk types like VMware Linked Clones and Microsoft’s
Differencing Disks. By catering to these specific disk types V-locity
increases their overall performance.
For systems that use thin/Dynamic disks V-locity provides a way to
maximize free space. Over time these disks only ever grow, even after
data are deleted. This creates space “holes” on the disk that are never
reused but aren’t storing information. Virtual Disk Compaction with
V-locity provides a graphical user interface to show exactly how much
space can be freed by compacting these holes and has a one-click option
to begin the compaction process.
Using a virtualization system is an important investment for any company
to make. Eliminating waste and increasing computing efficiency makes
economic sense as well as increases a company’s production capability.
It is very important that a virtual platform is protected from slowdowns
and problems that are common to these systems. V-locity is the best
virtual platform disk optimizer available to gain optimal performance.
